Kiplagat

Kiplagat (also Kiplangat) is a personal name used by the Kalenjin people in Kenya and Uganda, meaning son born at dusk. The son of Kiplagat would be lagat. This may also mean:

• Benjamin Kiplagat (1989–2023), Ugandan steeplechase runner
• Bisluke Kiplagat (born 1988), Kenyan steeplechase runner
• Boaz Kiplagat Lalang (born 1989), Kenyan middle-distance runner and 2010 Commonwealth Games champion
• Edna Kiplagat (born 1979), Kenyan long-distance runner and two-time world marathon champion
• Esther Kiplagat (born 1966), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Florence Kiplagat (born 1987), Kenyan long-distance runner and half marathon world record breaker
• Hosea Kiplagat (1945–2021), Kenyan businessman and politician
• Hosea Kiplagat Kosgei (born 1989), Kenyan long-distance track runner competing for Bahrain as Aadam Ismaeel Khamis
• Isiah Kiplangat Koech (born 1993), Kenyan long-distance track runner and World Championships medallist
• Kiptanui Kiplagat Jackson, Kenyan politician representing the Orange Democratic Movement
• James Kiplagat Magut (born 1990), Kenyan middle-distance runner
• Julius Kiplagat Yego (born 1989), Kenyan javelin thrower
• Lornah Kiplagat (born 1974), Dutch-Kenyan long-distance runner and multiple half marathon world champion
• Monica Jelimo Kiplagat (born 2000), Kenyan racing cyclist
• Peter Kiplagat Chebet (born 1974), Kenyan marathon runner
• Silas Kiplagat (born 1989), Kenyan middle-distance runner and 2011 World Championships runner-up
• Vincent Kiplangat Kosgei (born 1985), Kenyan Olympic 400 metres hurdler
• William Kiplagat (born 1972), Kenyan long-distance runner and 2003 Amsterdam Marathon winner
• Kiplang'at Kiboi Sakong' (born 1984), linguist and human rights activist

See also

• Langat (surname), a related Kalenjin surname